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  1. And that's anymore than "preaching from the can," whatever that means?
  2. So, let's assume that reducing government employees and associated expenditure is a good thing. What might make it a good thing? Reducing the cost of government? Reducing the ability of government to "interfere" with daily life? Assuming either of those things is actually good, then we might expect a reduction in the deficit or lower taxes. We may see the latter, but probably not further than the already irresponsible 2017 cut, which was mostly ineffectual for the little guy. Does anyone actually think we'll see a deficit reduction? I suppose the level of government "interference" is impossible to assess, but I bet you will see a decline in the quality of government services that is more objective and more subjectively felt outside corporate boardrooms. So, even if you think cutting government employees and expenditures is good in some abstract sense, I don't think we're actually going to see any of the follow-on effects that really test that proposition. He's not transparent at all, that's a misuse of the term. What he does do, and what Biden failed to do, was bloviate excessively about his alleged accomplishments.
  3. https://www.axios.com/2025/02/16/impeachment-judges-republicans-trump The adults are back in charge.
  4. And gave certain folks another set of browns to hate on. But even if it didn't split the Dems, or certain groups of Dems, it presented a fringe-y issue like trans rights,* that make Dems look "out of touch" and "woke." *to be clear, this is not to minimize that issue, but rather to place it in context as one affecting a relatively small portion of the population and being virtually irrelevant to most aspects of American life
  5. I think he means anoint and fund a candidate to oppose him rather than run against him. But you can be sure said candidate will be made in Paxton's image.
  6. BurntEyes is pimphand?
  7. Well, Kamala didn't campaign on trans rights, for sure. But it was something she said, years ago, during the Trump administration no less. She couldn't very well renounce that position when questioned about it. But I think if the Biden administration had created the appearance of a tougher stance on immigration and done a better job of touting the economy relative to the rest of the world, that would have been less of an issue.
  8. Those who insist that lawyers have a duty to democracy or at least to something other than naked partisan ambition.
  9. China, maybe, just because they have a bunch of smaller craft for a conflict in the Phillippine Sea and thereabouts. The Russian navy is a joke.
  10. No, that wasn't my point. But he's smart and well-educated and as a general proposition, pretty articulate. And I think that's why he gets tied in knots doing Maga shit, because he's an invertebrate. But theres enough of a notochord in there that he gets twisted up spewing stuff he knows is performative bullshit. Cruz is much the same way, but a bit more practiced at overcoming his notochord. Those guys can easily give that speech, as could Kamala Harris. I don't think Trump could and Joe could come closer than Trump, his agedness and speech impediment notwithstanding.
  11. She may not be quite as smart as Vance, or maybe even as versed on foreign affairs, such that her ad libbed answers to interview questions aren't super-polished. Then again, Vance pretty regularly inserts his foot in his mouth, deeply, while speaking extemporaneously. Far more than Harris. But that was a prepared speech that most politicians could give.
  12. Apparently you are unfamiliar with the Texas Taliban. Given some of your other expressed political views, you might do well to study up on it, because it's what's coming for most of the rest of you.
  13. No one would contend that JD Vance, or whatever his fucking name is, is whip-smart. The problem is that he's not a vertebrate. His talking points vary with his audience. And I don't just mean "code switching."
  14. Even if that were true, you know Joe endorsed whatever was happening and provided his input. Dotard doesn't have valid coherent governmental thoughts on his best days.
  15. Yeah, the R's were smart about keeping the common-gooders and P2025ers under wraps until it was more or less safe to unleash them. For fuck's sake, at least take the "socialist" out of the name.
  16. This is what seems inevitable. While the number of lawyers willing to trash the system for Trump is alarming, I think on the grand scale, more of even the federalist-y lawyers like Danielle Sassoon and that Hagen guy are going to be mainstream in their legal views and only the nutbars will be left to do their bidding. And the nutbars haven't shown themselves to be very good lawyers so far, even if they once were. I wonder if Blanche is going to be a fucktoady like Bove. Although Bondi is a piece of shit, I imagine she's getting a bit nervous about what's being exposed about her DOJ. And, I think even the insane loyalists he seems to be appointing are going to wind up leaving or getting fired just like the Tillersons, Sessions, and Boltons etc.
  17. For the record, Catholic Charities in Dallas will help anyone, including Muslim immigrants (as an example of a more or less diametrically opposed faith). Most mainstream-church-funded social services outfits are the same. Can't speak for fundagelicals, but there usually isn't some litmus test you must pass to receive services.
  18. True enough, but if you're paying attention, you never can tell which is which. If he says it, there's substantial risk he's gonna do it. The stupider and more outrageous it is, the more likely he'll do it.
  19. Sadly, probably so will abandonment and starvation of bison calves petted and handled by dipshit tourists.
  20. Half the business of any decent lawyer is telling his client he's a damn fool and should just stop. -Elihu Root
  21. You're kind of making his point, y'know. There are a lot of church organizations that do a lot of good in the social services area, and yeah, they take federal and state funding made available to them like secular agencies. Catholic Charities is the best of the RCC. That doesn't insulate the RCC from criticism, nor should it expose Catholic Charites to more. Afaik, in Dallas at least, they are the number one resource for charitable immigrant services.
  22. Christ on a crutch. Competing with Paxton for the most performative and ineffective.
  23. If serious, a private sector at-will employee would normally have no cause of action/lawsuit for wrongful termination or breach of contract if fired/laid off for budgetary (non-discriminatory) reasons. However, one under a resignation/severance agreement probably has a lawsuit/cause of action for breach of that agreement, even if, in the absence of the contract, they could have been fired at any time for any (non-discriminatory) reason, the usual hallmark of at-will employees. Federal employees are not strictly at-will, I don't believe, but continued employment depends on continued funding of their employer by Congress. A contract for severance pay would seem to alter that relationship into one governed by the contract, but there are all kinds of problems with suing the federal government even on a contract.
  24. As O.W. Holmes said, paraphrased, payment of taxes buys civilization. I think we're about to find out what a civilization refund looks like.
  25. That lawfare article I think addresses all of these issues including the causes of action screwed employees may have and the weaknesses thereof. I disagree that this is truly voluntary in the sense that I think many that take the deal are essentially being defrauded, but time will tell. However, like Bevo in VA, many do seem to be going into this with their eyes open so to speak. And those may be the biggest brain drain of all.
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